Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj
# Bhurli Bhita

Bhurli Bhita is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 846 people in 178 households, the 50th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 846 people (2011)
- 178 households
- 45.5% literacy
- 855 females per 1,000 males

## Bhurli Bhita PIN code and other codes

Bhurli Bhita falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Karwamani
- Community development block Dighalbank
- Census village code 222344

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhurli Bhita from nearby towns?
- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhurli Bhita?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurli Bhita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhurli Bhita known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 97% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhurli Bhita

Of every 100 households in Bhurli Bhita in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurli Bhita · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 9%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 91% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 16% 16%
- Television 14% 5%
- Mobile phone 53% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 13% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhurli Bhita?

■ Bhurli Bhita · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.5% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 855 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 726 979
- Working population 24.9% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 30.8% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 46 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 135 (64%) · ■ Other work 20 (9%) · ■ Marginal 10 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank
- Kanchan Bari 1,143 people
- Panchgachhi 1,127 people
- Ichmari 1,092 people
- Barbhang 937 people
- Kamat 816 people
- Satmeri 808 people
- Baijnath Palsa 788 people
- Ikra Milik 738 people

All 81 villages in Dighalbank

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhurli Bhita from Kishanganj? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurli Bhita? 846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurli Bhita in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurli Bhita? 45.5% (Census 2011)

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